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Saltspring island, BC V8K 1Y4 · 2020-11-24 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Saltspring island, BC V8K 1Y4

Low constant hum, more detectable indoors, around an "A" note in the scales of music hertz. Started for me around the beginning of May when I awoke around 4 in the morning with a terrifying pressure in my head with the hum, I thought I was going deaf. Since then just a background hum, constant not throbbing.

What they reported

First noticed: 2020

Pitch: You mispelled hear, as i said around an "a" note.

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Headache, Insomnia, Nausea, Sense of vibration, Anxiety

Changes with weather: Maybe, but not completely.

What stood out: a low hum

 

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This is a Hum report from Dr Glen MacPherson's World Hum Map, an open, worldwide record of people who hear an unexplained low-frequency hum. Reproduced with permission and with thanks; the project is at thehum.info. We remove anything on request. Location shown is approximate.